More like The Second Spy

anchored on:fantasyour worldcontemporarymysteriousmiddle gradeportal fantasy+1 more

but

Narrow

The Books of ElsewhereSeries
series5 books2010
Eerie in tone.
“When eleven-year-old Olive and her distracted parents move into an old Victorian mansion, Olive finds herself ensnared in a dark plan involving some mysterious paintings, a trapped and angry nine-year-old boy, and three talking cats.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Shadows →
The Best-Kept SecretNovel
Emily Roddastandalone novel1988
Time travel.
“Eleven-year-old Jo takes a magical carousel ride seven years into the future, where she and her fellow travelers face a decision involving a possible change in the nature of reality.”
from the catalogue
Out of TimeNovel
John Marsdenstandalone novel1990
Time travel, adventurous in tone.
The UnseenNovel
Zilpha Keatley Snyderstandalone novel2004
Eerie in tone, about magical artifacts and friendship.
“Xandra Hobson has always been fascinated by magic.”
from the catalogue
Old MagicNovel
Marianne Curleystandalone novel2000
About psychic powers and family secrets.
“How can she convince him that he has a gift, a gift that he must use to unravel mysteries that have hung over his family for generations?”
from the catalogue
The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, whimsical in tone, about friendship and grief and loss.
“Eight boys gather on Halloween night to trick-or-treat with their ninth friend, Pipkin, only Pipkin never shows, having vanished on some errand that may cost him his life.”
from the catalogue